Monthly Archives: May 2013

There is one mosquito-borne disease that may afflict albatross chicks. The symptoms are crusty growths on bare areas, typically the face, bill, legs and feet. This is avian pox. If a chick contracts the disease when he is very young … Continue reading →

The golf courses are particularly popular with non-nesters, and sometimes I find the chicks there surrounded by adult albatrosses. The adults often fly around the golf course looking for other birds, which are easy to spot on the green lawns. … Continue reading →